I've noticed quite a few people are involved in Skywatch Fridays. One afternoon in November, a friend and I were walking along the dyke trail just outside of my little village when I saw the sun trying to peek through the dark grey clouds as a storm approached.
Then, I looked towards the east and a cacophonous racket and saw thousands of Canada geese flying back towards the waterfowl refuge. I think they'd been having a trial run before taking off south for the winter.
Hello Leslie. :)
ReplyDeleteBoth of your photos are beautiful.
Great light and rays on the first one. The birds are a nice sight, flying in their formations.
Happy weekend to you! :)
That is a wonderful capture of the rays in the sky. I do not think I have ever seen that big of a formation of geese at one time.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh - those are outstanding photos! That first one is absolutely amazing! WOW - I'm speechless.
ReplyDeleteThanks ida, andrea, misty dawn. I was at the right place at the right time, that's all. I did enter the sun/clouds photo in a contest and did fairly well. And I'd never seen such a huge formation of geese ever in my life, either, and I've lived here most of my life!
ReplyDeleteI guesss the geese saw the godawful weather in the American Southwest and said, "Hell with this!"
ReplyDeleteIvan, probably right - it started to get god-awful cold that day and we didn't stay out long at all! lol
ReplyDeleteI love the photos . I am glad to have found your blog and will visit again often.
ReplyDeleteHi Leslie,
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you an d to see your blog on SKYWATCH friday...Your skywatch is very pretty thanks for showing me your sky an I love the BIRDS also very much welldone.
Have a great SKYDAY and weekend,
I join also skywatch:) with a slideshow and music...
Greetings from JoAnn Holland
Hi Leslie! Glad you joined Sky Watch. I love both your pictures. No one else has said this but I see a figure in the bottom of the geese formation. There is the back of a head, a shoulder, the head is bowed and the figure could be praying. Am I nuts???
ReplyDeleteWow, Dot! I never noticed that, but you're RIGHT!!
ReplyDeleteBoth of these pictures are so lovely. You have a great eye. The geese are so graceful. Look at the lines!
ReplyDeleteOh Leslie those are fabulous photos....you know I have been trying to get into the habit of keeping my camera in the car...today especially, I could have kicked myself....as I was driving home Mt. Arrowsmith was just so fantastic looking the sun shining upon it...but you guessed it I forgot the camera at home...
ReplyDeleteMarvelous camera work here! Those geese sure need to get it in order!
ReplyDeleteHi Leslie,
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful photo and what a noise those geese must have made.
I always enjoy pictures of the sky :)
this is sooooo lovely...thank you for sharing it...
ReplyDeleteTwo striking pictures - especially the last one. I have never seen anything like it!
ReplyDeleteThe last one is very beautiful
ReplyDeleteOh, this is very very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOutstanding photos.
Both are beautiful! Welcome to Sky Watch!
ReplyDeleteWow! Beautiful photos! I love the sun rays.
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos, Leslie.
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